Johnny O'Clock (1947)

High-class gambler gets in trouble with the law.

Director: Robert Rossen
Writers: Robert Rossen (screen play), Milton Holmes (original story)
Stars: Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes and Lee J. Cobb


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Producer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039515/
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Keywords: Dick Powell; Evelyn Keyes; Crime; Gambling

Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Reviewer: Futuristfood - - February 3, 2013
Subject: interesting Camera Work
the way the shots jump or slightly move like watching through the viewers eyes,. it;s a very interesting style,. it;s very slight,. has anyone else noticed this? it's kinda great..

Reviewer: kingfast - - February 3, 2013
Subject: a real find
This has all the ingredients of a good noir. There are three glamorous actresses, Evelyn Ankers, Ellen Drew and Nina Foch, all with their own unique looks and style. Dick Powell is good as Johnny O'Clock, junior partner in a casino, and Lee J. Cobb, who never diappoints, is the detective gunning for him. The dialogue is crisp and good and the plot and action move along nicely. Many thanks to the uploader for this little gem.

Reviewer: bullie89 - - November 17, 2012
Subject: This film is a fairly good Noir
I just posted it on behalf of someone else. I like the film but there are others that are of the same era that are better. I like Johnny Allegro with George Raft and Nina Foch. That is a tricky film as you don't see what is coming up next!

I am going to give it a 5 star rating to help the person who determined it is in the Public Domain. I had a hard time uploading it, my connection kept dropping. I finally got it there! :)

Reviewer: anonymoose and squirrel - - November 17, 2012
Subject: Times up!
This is a pretty good movie, predictable bit of noir for the period but still entertaining. Could be a four star but I don't want to give these movies too high a rating because they're free or old alone, others will probably bump it up for me. I watched the compressed MPEG version and it stopped being herky-jerky after the movie finished downloading. Lee J. Cobb is always good.